Nakatsura

Shuichi Nakatsura, Kanagawa JP

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20110135647

GENES AND POLYPEPTIDES RELATING TO BREAST CANCERS - The present application provides novel human genes A7322, whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancer. The present application also provides human genes F3374 whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancer. These genes and polypeptides encoded thereby can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of breast cancer, and as target molecules for developing drugs against breast cancer. The invention features methods of screening for modulators of the kinase activity of PBK/TOPK. The invention further provides methods of screening for agents to prevent or treat cancer, such as breast cancer.

06-09-2011

Tetsuya Nakatsura, Chiba JP

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20090111095

NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR MALIGNANT MELANOMA - The object of the present invention is to find out another tumor marker which is useful for early diagnosis of melanoma, and provide a diagnostic kit and diagnostic method for malignant melanoma using such marker. The present invention provides a diagnostic kit for malignant melanoma, which comprises an antibody against SPARC and an antibody against GPC3.

CELL EVALUATION METHOD - The present invention provides a method of figuring out an effect of a medicine exerting on the same cell quantitatively over a time. A cell evaluation method includes a step of culturing cells on a cell-culture base material that is capable of culturing spheroids, and a step of measuring a change over a time in the number of the spheroids formed through the former step or a percentage of the spheroids formed through the former step relative to an entire cultured cell.

02-21-2013

Patent applications by Tetsuya Nakatsura, Chiba JP

Tetsuya Nakatsura, Kikuchi-Gun JP

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20090074800

Cancer antigen and use thereof - An object of the present invention to provide: a human pancreatic cancer antigen and/or a human colon cancer antigen that can be applied to the diagnosis and/or treatment of various types of cancers or tumors including pancreatic cancer and colon cancer as representative examples; a gene encoding the same; an anti-cancer vaccine using the same; or the like. The present invention provides a cancer antigen comprising a protein having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; a peptide comprising a portion of said protein and having immune-stimulating activity; an anti-cancer vaccine comprising said peptide; a DNA having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, or its complementary sequence or a part or full length of these sequence; an anti-cancer vaccine comprising said DNA; and use thereof.

03-19-2009

Tetsuya Nakatsura, Kashiwa-Shi JP

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20150198598

KIT FOR DIAGNOSING MALIGNANT MELANOMA - Provided is a kit for diagnosing at a high reproducibility, said kit being produced by preparing a monoclonal antibody against GPC3 and a monoclonal antibody against SPARC that are superior in quality stability to commercially available and commonly employed antibodies, and using these antibodies.